jpdb beta

to concern; to be related

5

to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

4

school building; schoolhouse

8

to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked

5

to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

3

to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings

1

matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement

1

for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other

2

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

1

resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

2

meaning; called; said

5

feigned; pretending (not to know)

1

reply; response; answer

1

sincere; earnest; serious

8

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

10

point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection

1

to underrate; to make light of

3

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

1

untiringly; persistently; without losing interest

1

space; room; airspace

5

orange (color, colour)

1

prickling; stinging; tingling

2

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

2

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

4

to some extent; to a certain extent

4

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

9

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

6

broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous

1

the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

1

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

3

to answer a question

5

preference; priority; precedence; right of way

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible

1

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

3

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

2

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

12

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

10

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

2

earnest; single-minded

1

collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

6

part; portion; glimpse; bit

1

speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners

2

odds and ends; all; every

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

7

clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling

1

was

4